setup.exe

Build Input

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Build Input has been detected as adware by 37 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.fusioninstall.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Build Input)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
5e51973a0a6c0f31816841742c58f7de

SHA-1:
fa53f815a5e6cbecd7d49230a8cde7add9ae36fa

SHA-256:
65ee37c0054931e7ddbbbb9d0eaa15e0931e2c3870c5bed6242de404b2d08fc1

Scanner detections:
37 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/28/2024 4:30:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
859

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
14.09.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.26

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140928

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3337

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.14928

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.1355

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-592
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18251

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.478
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
8.14.09.28.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BG application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
9/28/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2014-28-09_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
v2014.09.28.12

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C
5600.6993

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
15.0.0.813

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.0.59608

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.Y
14.08.13.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.28.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BuildInput.F
14.9.28.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.14926

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10332

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.271

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.28

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
242.4 KB (248,184 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Fusion Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Build Input, O=Build Input, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0093C151407610A7B56F799C03CB8D955D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/1/2014 8:00:21 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:fzeyZsLcmyI/uCnh8O6amEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslByT:fiyZsLcmyI2uhNTDkbJqL3J7HgGsGT

Entry address:
0x112D3

Entry point:
E8, BA, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 18, 72, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 14, 72, 41, 00, 89, 15, 10, 72, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 0C, 72, 41, 00, 89, 35, 08, 72, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 04, 72, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 30, 72, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 24, 72, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 00, 72, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, FC, 71, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, F8, 71, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, F4, 71, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 28, 72, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 1C, 72, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 20, 72, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 2C, 72, 41...
 
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Entropy:
7.2045

Code size:
70 KB (71,680 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

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